Clarksville man accused of choking, suffocating girlfriend

2:51 PM,
Jul. 28, 2013

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Written by

Lester Black |
Leaf-Chronicle \ Gannett Tennessee

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. - A Clarksville man was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly held his girlfriend down by the neck causing her to stop breathing after the two got into a fight Saturday morning, according to an arrest warrant.

John Hitson and his girlfriend were in a verbal altercation for several hours Saturday morning when he grabbed her by the neck and slammed her to the ground, the warrant said. Hitson continued to hold her down, causing the victim to stop breathing several times and become dizzy, ...